Rescue workers and firefighters from Sanford and North Berwick responded to assist Lebanon Rescue at the scene of a two-car collision on Carl Broggi Highway in Lebanon Sunday evening. Five people were transported to area hospitals. (Courtesy photo)

LEBANON — Five people were transported to area hospitals Sunday evening following a motor vehicle accident on Carl Broggi Highway (Route 202) near the Lebanon House of Pizza in East Lebanon.

The Lebanon Rescue Department, Lebanon Fire Department and Maine State Police responded to a 6:30 p.m. call on June 30 to find two cars heavily damaged and five people injured.

Reports indicate that a Nissan Altima was traveling east (toward Sanford) and attempted to make a left turn into a driveway. The operator apparently did not see a westbound Dodge Stratus and they collided, according to Jason Cole, assistant chief of the Lebanon Rescue Department. The Nissan spun around and landed in the ditch. The Dodge also spun around and came to rest in the eastbound lane.

Cole said he requested additional ambulances from Sanford and North Berwick, as well as the second ambulance from Lebanon. A total of four ambulances were called to help transport injured patients. “We were also fortunate to have an emergency room doctor who was passing through the area stop and assist with the injuries,” Cole said in a press release.

The operator of the Dodge — a 19-year-old female from Lebanon, and her passenger — a 1-year-old girl from Lebanon, were transported to Frisbie Hospital in Rochester, N.H. The driver was wearing her seatbelt and the vehicle airbags deployed. The passenger was properly secured in a car seat in the rear seat.

The operator of the Nissan, an 18-year-old male from Rochester, N.H., and two passengers — a 20-year-old male from Rochester, and a 19-year-old female from Dover, N.H. — were all transported to Goodall Hospital. All three were wearing seatbelts and the vehicle’s airbags deployed, Cole said.

Both vehicles had to be towed from the scene.

Route 202 was closed to traffic for about an hour while first responders tended to patients and the vehicles were removed.

The Sanford Fire Department also responded with a fire engine to assist at the scene.